Borrowers, especially the young, struggle with credit card debt in potentially bad sign for economy

  • 📰 AP
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 40 sec. here
  • 8 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 40%
  • Publisher: 51%

Juvenile Corrections News

Bank Of America Corp.,Starbucks Corp.,Business

Consumers are increasingly struggling to pay their credit card bills, raising concerns about severe delinquencies spiraling and sapping consumer spending. The share of credit card debt that’s more than 90 days overdue rose to 10.

FILE - Visa credit cards in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. Consumers are increasingly struggling to pay their credit card bills, raising concerns about severe delinquencies spiraling and sapping consumer spending. NEW YORK — Consumers are increasingly struggling to pay their credit card bills, raising concerns about severe delinquencies spiraling and sapping consumer spending.

Those in their 20s and 30s are having the most difficulty paying their credit card bills. Those age groups typically have a mix of less earnings power and lower savings. “While these indicators do not necessarily predict a recession, especially with a robust labor market, a weakening in employment conditions could exacerbate household financial instability,” said Gregory Daco, EY chief economist. “The combination of subdued job growth, sluggish income progression, and diminished savings could lead to increased delinquencies and a potential retrenchment in consumer spending.

Coffee chain Starbucks lowered its sales expectations for the year as people visit its cafes less often, and McDonald’s is offering more deals as people cut back on fast food and eating out.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 728. in LOANS

Loans Loans Latest News, Loans Loans Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Biden to cancel $6B in student debt for borrowers misled by The Art InstitutesBorrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institute campus between January 1, 2004, and October 16, 2017, and have outstanding federal student loan debt will see it wiped away.
Source: 6abc - 🏆 250. / 63 Read more »

Biden to cancel $6B in student debt for borrowers misled by The Art InstitutesBorrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institute campus between January 1, 2004, and October 16, 2017, and have outstanding federal student loan debt will see it wiped away.
Source: ABC7Chicago - 🏆 284. / 63 Read more »

Biden to cancel $6B in student debt for borrowers misled by The Art InstitutesBorrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institute campus between January 1, 2004, and October 16, 2017, and have outstanding federal student loan debt will see it wiped away.
Source: abc13houston - 🏆 255. / 63 Read more »

Biden admin cancels $6.1B in student loans for 317,000 borrowersThe Biden administration on Wednesday announced it has approved more than $6.1 billion in student loan relief for about 317,000 borrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institute campus between January 2004 and October 2017.
Source: clevelanddotcom - 🏆 301. / 63 Read more »

Art Institutes borrowers to get student debt cancellation, Biden saysThe president and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona described the Art Institutes as 'predatory' and said the new handouts would help students who were victims of their actions.
Source: FOX10Phoenix - 🏆 83. / 68 Read more »

Most borrowers delay major life events because of student loan debt: surveyStudent loan debt has pushed a majority of Americans to delay major life events, a Gallup survey said.
Source: FoxBusiness - 🏆 458. / 53 Read more »